My boyfriend and I heard the shots. We're on Gales St. The 700 block of 19th starts at the corner of Gales and continues north after Benning. I think the shots were in the alley near Langston Bar and Grill, south of Benning between 18th and 19th. Very close to us.

Wow. I hope this doesn't affect JC penney's decision to squat at the mall. Does anyone know if they've tied up balloons and dolls near the scene of death? I have some "old fart" balloons from my 40th that I need to do something with....

The shooting took place on 19th at the alley by the 7 Store parking lot - North of Benning. At 10:10 on Saturday morning. Quite shocking. I saw the killer and the getaway car - talked to the Detectives - etc. You can jest - but when someone is murdered in broad daylight literally in your backyard - it will give you pause for thought.

Are there any updates on the two killings? This is quite disconcerting. We often go to Sugar (absolutely love their food) and have noticed that they have been keeping their window covered more often in the preceding few months. Does anyone know if there have been more incidents in the area prior to this? How do folks think this will affect continued improvement in Trinidad?

Is Sugar still open? I called them recently to place a pickup order and got a "has been disconnected" message. My gf then saw the place covered up during regular business hours; so we figured it had gone under.